Henry Colombi (born April 4, 1999) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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and

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College career

Utah State

Colombi

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his first year at Utah State and did not play. The first collegiate game Colombi appeared in was in week 2 of the 2018 season against

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in relief of starter

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in the 60–13 victory; he would finish the game 3-of-4 for 13 yards. The following game, against

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, Colombi played the entire second half of the game as the Aggies were up 45–6 at halftime. Colombi would finish 9-of-9 for 55 yards along with 22 rushing yards on 3 attempts in the 73–12 victory. Colombi would not appear in a game again until three games later against

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. In the fourth quarter, Colombi would score his first touchdown in college on a 37-yard run in the 59–28 victory. Colombi would appear in two more games in relief of Love, finishing the 2018 season 33-of-40 for 239 yards passing along with 108 rushing yards and a touchdown as Utah State finished the season 11–2.

Texas Tech

Heading into the 2020 season, Colombi was expected to be named Utah State's starting quarterback after previous starter

was drafted in the

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by the

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. In July 2020, Colombi announced that he would be transferring to Texas Tech, joining former Utah State head coach Matt Wells and offensive coordinator David Yost, just days after

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quarterback Jason Shelley announced he would be transferring to Utah State. The following month, Colombi was granted an eligibility waiver by the

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that allowed him to play for the 2020 season. Colombi made two appearances for Texas Tech in relief of starter Alan Bowman; for three quarters on October 3 against

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and for one quarter against

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a week later. Between the two relief appearances, Colombi finished 40-of-54 passes for 359 yards and 3 touchdowns along with 51 rushing yards. Colombi made his first collegiate start on October 24 when Texas Tech played

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after Bowman struggled during the season. In his first start, Colombi threw for 169 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another touchdown in the 34–27 victory. Prior to the 2021 season, Colombi was in a QB competition against

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transfer

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and freshmen Maverick McIvor, Donovan Smith, and Behren Morton. On August 24, Shough was announced as the team's starting QB for the Red Raiders' week one game against

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, with Colombi serving as his backup. During the team's week 4 game against

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, Shough broke his collarbone and was replaced by Colombi, finishing the game 17-of-23 for 324 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in the 35–70 loss. Colombi was expected be the team's starter until Shough could return. On October 30, against

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, Colombi was shaken up after getting tackled in the 2nd quarter, with redshirt quarterback

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replacing him for the rest of the game. Colombi was not active for the team's game against

due to illness. On the Monday before the

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, interim head coach

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announced that Colombi had left the team for "personal reasons."

Marshall

On January 12, 2022, Colombi entered the NCAA's transfer portal. On January 16, it was announced that Colombi would be transferring to

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. On August 26, Colombi was named the starting quarterback prior to week 1. Colombi exited the Thundering Herd's week five game against Gardner–Webb in the second quarter due to a possible knee injury.

Statistics

References

External links

Texas Tech Red Raiders bioUtah State Aggies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colombi, Henry 1999 births Living people American football quarterbacks Marshall Thundering Herd football players People from Hollywood, Florida Players of American football from Florida Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Utah State Aggies football players